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Education Minister El James has praised overseas education expert Henry Johnson, who left his post this week (March 31).
The American consultant, brought here in 2007 to implement the recommendations in the critical Hopkins report on public schools, ...
DATE: Apr 02, 2009
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An electrical explosion sent blue sparks flying and workers running out into the street in Hamilton on Tuesday afternoon.
The loud blast was caused when a tap connected to a transformer near Atlantic House on Serpentine Road burnt out just before 2.3...
DATE: Apr 02, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Heart bypass surgery may be less dangerous for older patients with diabetes than angioplasty, researchers reported yesterday.
Overall, there was not much difference, they reported in the Lancet medical journal.
But among patien...
DATE: Apr 02, 2009
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Former chief education officer Joseph Christopher claimed yesterday that new Board of Education chairman Mark Byrne is unsuitable for the post because his children attend private school.
And Dr. Christopher — who has self-published a book this week o...
DATE: Apr 02, 2009
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Logic Communications has responded to competitor North Rock Communications' latest Internet speed upgrade by claiming it is not materially different to its own service and that it would at least match its rival Internet Service Provider's (ISP) offer...
DATE: Apr 02, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — Britons paid off mortgages at the fastest rate in four decades in the last quarter of 2008, the Bank of England said yesterday.
Britons raised their equity in properties by £8 billion ($11.5 billion) in the period, up from £5.9 billion ...
DATE: Apr 02, 2009
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Legal advisors have been appointed to guide the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) through a $315 million upgrade.
The project will be achieved through a public-private partnership (PPP). The private partner, which has yet to be announced, will...
DATE: Apr 02, 2009
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$300 fine for stealing vodka
A shoplifter was fined $300 for stealing a bottle of vodka from a supermarket.
Antoine Brangman, 40, admitted the theft at Magistrates' Court yesterday.
The court heard the offence took place on December 27, at MarketPlac...
DATE: Apr 02, 2009
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Bermuda 187; –United Arab Emirates 190-6
Bermuda's 2011 World Cup qualifying bid got off to the worst possible start as the Islanders crashed to a four-wicket defeat at the hands of United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Set a modest target of 188 to win after ...
DATE: Apr 02, 2009
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Internet advertising spending in the UK rose 17 percent last year, while total ad expenditure declined amid the economic slump.
UK internet spending totalled £3.35 billion ($4.8 billion) in 2008, the Internet Advertising Bureau r...
DATE: Apr 02, 2009
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